Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City result

Full-time · Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Bristol City

Championship · Sat, 24 Feb 2024 15:00 GMT · Hillsborough

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Bristol City — Sheffield Wednesday won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sheffield Wednesday beat Bristol City 2–1 at Hillsborough in the Championship on Saturday 24 February. It is Sheffield Wednesday’s first win over Bristol City since 28 June 2020, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Sheffield Wednesday led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Sheffield Wednesday: I. Ugbo (16’, assisted by Liam Palmer; 45’, assisted by M. Johnson); Bristol City: Jason Knight (25’, assisted by T. Gardner-Hickman). D. Bernard (78’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sheffield Wednesday 1.19, Bristol City 0.48, from 15 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

T. Kirk showed six yellow cards and one red — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sheffield Wednesday: D. Bernard (29’), M. Johnson (70’) and D. Bernard (78’); Bristol City: Robert Dickie (34’), T. Gardner-Hickman (53’) and Haydon Roberts (61’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, I. Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) 9.3, T. Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) 7.2 and Jason Knight (Bristol City) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Sheffield Wednesday next travel to Doncaster on 24 October 2026.

Bristol City next travel to Stoke City on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Doncaster v Sheffield Wednesday, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Bristol City: Stoke City v Bristol City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Bristol City · Championship
Venue: Hillsborough · Sheffield
Referee: T. Kirk
Head-to-head (last 6): Sheffield Wednesday 3 · draws 1 · Bristol City 2 · 1.83 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Wednesday 2W 0D 3L · Bristol City 2W 1D 2L

Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Bristol City (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.63 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.33 / 4.33

Corners

against 6.17 / 4.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.17 / 3.33

Shots on target

against 4.33 / 4.5 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.67 / 1.17

Cards

against 2.67 / 1.33 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.78 yellows

Referee · T. Kirk

1.22 home / 2.56 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 February 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 February 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sheffield Wednesday for / against	Line	Bristol City for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.33 for · 6.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.33 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.67 for · 14.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.33 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.17 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.33 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.83 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	9 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.67 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.17 for · 1.33 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: T. Kirk — 3.78 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.22 fouls over 9 matches (1.22 to the home side, 2.56 to the away side).

Home 1.22Away 2.56

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Smith n 8	29.4	3.1 5/2	1.5 2/1	—
I. Poveda n 8	36.8	2.4 4/3	2.1 3/2	T. Gardner-Hickman
M. Wilks n 8	20	2.3 3/1	2.3 2/1	—
A. Fletcher n 8	30.9	2.2 5/1	1.1 3/0	—
K. Pedersen n 8	60	1.9 6/3	0.6 2/1	—

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Wilks n 8	20	3.4 5/1	1.7 3/0
I. Ugbo n 8	59	2.5 6/3	1 3/1
J. Windass n 8	71	2.4 5/5	1.6 5/4
D. Gassama n 8	74.4	1.7 6/3	0.8 4/1
A. Musaba n 8	52.4	1.7 6/2	1.1 4/1

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Windass n 8	71	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
I. Ugbo n 8	59	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
M. Johnson n 8	89.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
A. Musaba n 8	52.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Fletcher n 8	30.9	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Vaulks n 8	63.8	3.9 7/7
I. Poveda n 8	36.8	3.4 5/2
Pol Valentín n 8	78.8	3 7/6
K. Pedersen n 8	60	3 5/3
L. Palmer n 8	72.6	2.5 7/3

Bristol City

Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Wells n 8	47.4	2.6 7/3	1.2 3/1	—
T. Gardner-Hickman n 8	53.1	1.7 5/2	1.3 5/1	I. Poveda
R. McCrorie n 8	52	1.5 6/1	3 6/4	—
J. Williams n 8	70.6	1.3 5/2	1.3 6/1	—
C. Pring n 8	88.5	1.1 6/3	0.6 3/1	—

Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Knight n 8	69.6	2.1 7/4	1 4/2
Anis Mehmeti n 8	64.3	1.6 6/2	1.1 5/1
R. McCrorie n 8	52	1.5 5/2	0.4 1/1
N. Wells n 8	47.4	1.4 3/2	0.5 2/0
S. Bell n 8	40.4	1.4 3/2	0.6 2/0

Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Twine n 8	67.6	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
H. Cornick n 8	22.8	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
R. Dickie n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
M. Sykes n 8	61.4	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
S. Bell n 8	40.4	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Williams n 8	70.6	3.3 7/6
H. Cornick n 8	22.8	2.5 3/1
G. Tanner n 8	90	2.1 8/6
M. James n 8	80.1	1.8 7/3
C. Pring n 8	88.5	1.7 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Wednesday		Bristol City
48%	Possession	52%
1.19	Expected goals (xG)	0.48
15	Shots	12
7	Shots on target	2
7	Shots off target	3
1	Blocked shots	7
8	Shots inside the box	7
4	Corners	5
0	Offsides	2
8	Fouls	7
3	Yellow cards	3
1	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
450	Passes	486
76%	Pass accuracy	76%

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Beadle	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Palmer	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
M. Ihiekwe	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
M. Johnson	90	0	1	2	0	1	2	Y	7
B. Bannan	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
W. Vaulks	90	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	7.5
Pol Valentín	84	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.3
I. Poveda	84	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.7
I. Ugbo	84	2	0	4	2	2	0	0	8.7
A. Musaba	80	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
D. Bernard	78	0	0	1	1	0	0	RY	6.9
D. Iorfa sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Smith sub	12	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
D. Gassama sub	12	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
Bambo Diaby sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Bristol City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. O’Leary	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Z. Vyner	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.5
R. Dickie	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.7
J. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
J. Knight	90	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.5
T. Conway	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.6
G. Tanner	68	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.6
T. Gardner-Hickman	68	0	1	0	0	4	5	Y	7.7
Anis Mehmeti	68	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
C. Pring	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
M. Sykes	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
H. Roberts sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
R. McCrorie sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.3
A. King sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
N. Wells sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
H. Cornick sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sheffield WednesdayLLWLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1 scored / 2 conceded per game

Bristol CityLDWWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sheffield Wednesday 3 · 1 draw · Bristol City 2 · 1.83 goals/game

2023-11-04 Bristol City 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday
2021-04-17 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Bristol City
2020-09-27 Bristol City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday
2020-06-28 Bristol City 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday
2019-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Bristol City
2019-04-22 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Bristol City

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Wednesday#20 pos53 pts46 pl-24 GD

Bristol City#11 pos62 pts46 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Wednesday scored0.96

Bristol City scored1.15

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.48

Bristol City conceded1.11

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What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol City?: In their last 6 meetings, Sheffield Wednesday won 3, Bristol City won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol City?: Recent form — Sheffield Wednesday 2W 0D 3L; Bristol City 2W 1D 2L.

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